Clinical Connections: Two authors on aging gracefully and well
Drs. Laurie Marbas and (90-year-old) Katharine Etsy, with similar perspectives from personal research on aging well—and tales of the freedom aging brings.
We’ve featured articles by clinicians in the past, and we’re formalizing it as our “Clinical Connections,” connecting you directly with physicians and others with specific clinical expertise applicable to women’s health and lives. Here are two recent pieces we really liked on aging.
Laurie Marbas, MD, MBA: 10 powerful habits of people who age well
Laurie Marbas, MD, MBA, is a board-certified family and lifestyle medicine physician “helping you master health one habit at a time.” Her Substack page is The Habit Healers. In this post on aging well, Dr. Marbas writes about a woman who redefined aging, ending with "aging is not something that happens to you—it is something you create."
Dr. Marbas has been utilizing food as medicine since 2012. She is currently holds 50 state medical licenses (plus DC) across the United States and has a small concierge practice at drmarbas.com, where she is accepting new patients. She is co-founder of The Healing Kitchen and the hosts of podcasts on Apple and Spotify, with a mission of providing resources to empower individuals with the knowledge, mindset, and inspiration to successfully adopt lifestyle interventions and achieve health and wellbeing.
Katharine Etsy, PhD: 5 unexpected truths about getting older
90-year-old1 Dr. Katharine Etsy interviewed 150 people age 70 through 90 for this article and found many of the same principles as Dr. Marbas. Dr. Etsy trained as a social worker and social psychologist, and was a practicing psychotherapist for 30 years. She is the author of the bestselling book Eightysomethings: A Practical Guide to Letting Go, Aging Well, and Finding Unexpected Happiness. As a recognized expert on aging well and family dynamics, her views have been featured in Psychology Today, CNN and The Wall Street Journal.
Lovely, embracing, reassuring pieces by each—great guides on aging gracefully and happily.
So much for “too old” to make a difference. ;)